DAC Governance

Kim Shepherd – Interim Board President

Newsletter Writer

“I was born in Downey, California, in 1962; graduated Chico High School in 1980. I have been volunteering for the disability Action Center since 2008. I am a freelance newsletter writer for Mains’l Services. I enjoy reading, listening to old time radio, and handling dogs.”

Russ Rudin, PhD – Treasurer

Russ is Director of Product Development at Pertexa Healthcare Technologies, a consultant at the Product Development Company and Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University where he teaches graduate courses in new product development and management of technology. Russ discovered he was autistic just a few years ago while developing assistive technology for kids on the autism spectrum. He is currently developing an autism program at DAC that includes Rockets & Robots Science Club.